Has anyone ever come across this in their Japanese reading travels? Are the commas for emphasis? Or some kind of misprint? I’ve come across them maybe 4 times in 40 pages, just in this one book though.
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I think this question was asked before and the consensus was that they’re used for emphasis. 
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Interesting, thanks for the quick reply! Do you know if they have a name? I didn’t know what to search to make sure it hadn’t been asked already 
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傍点, apparently. 
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Literally “beside point”. 
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Punctuated. For. Emphasis.
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